Mount Vernon Snapshot: Annual Quilt Raffle
For about 54 years, the Mt. Vernon Unitarian Church Quilters have produced a showpiece quilt for auction at the annual at the annual Holiday Shop.
Mount Vernon: ‘Rendezvous in Paris’
Members of the Yacht Haven Garden Club filled the Officer's Club, at Fort Belvoir. “Rendezvous in Paris” was the theme for their 32nd annual fundraiser, held Oct. 15.
Mount Vernon: Chamber Honors Police, Fire Personnel
Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce hosted its Police and Firefighters Tribute on Thursday, Oct. 23 at the Springfield Hilton. The community gathered to honor 20 members of the local police and fire departments.
Mount Vernon Obituary: Warren Hinton
Warren Hinton, 41, of Alexandria, died on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015 at Hiram Davis Medical Center in Petersburg, Va.
Mount Vernon Obituary: Sook Hee Kim Weidman
Sook Hee Kim Weidman, 67, died of lung cancer on Oct. 17, 2015, at Mount Vernon Hospital in Alexandria. She was born on Oct. 20, 1947 in Kunsan, Korea. She was the youngest of nine children of Young Sang Kim and Hyo Nyo Kwak.
Mount Vernon Photos: Scouts Plant Trees at Westgrove Dog Park
Nearly three dozen volunteers, including members of Boy Scout Troop 1509, showed up to help Zachary Broome with his Eagle Scout Project.
Mount Vernon: Fighting Hunger Firsthand
Woodley Hills Food 4 Thought helps families with food insecurity.
Dina Koch and Sara Boehm of the Mount Vernon area of Alexandria want to teach her children when they see a problem, they should step in, reach out and fix it.
Mount Vernon Brief: Mormons Participating in 5th Annual Day To Serve
Local members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (“Mormon” or “LDS”) are once again answering Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s invitation to join the annual “Day to Serve” event.
SFDC’s Role: 30 Years Later
Growing priorities for Richmond Highway corridor.
The unanswered question is whether or not Southeast Fairfax Development Corporation (SFDC) has the tools, independence, and support to achieve its mission of economic development and revitalization.
Obituary: Hugh A. McDermott
Hugh Arthur McDermott, born May 5, 1936 in Moore County, N.C., died Sept. 19, 2015. He graduated from North Carolina State University with a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering in 1959.
Mt. Vernon Unitarian Church at 60
“What’s interesting about Mt. Vernon Unitarian Church is that it was not established from the top down, but rather by a group of Hollin Hills and Tauxemont families who wanted a liberal religious education for their children,” said the Rev. Kate Walker at the celebration of the church’s 60th anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 13.
Mount Vernon: Local Author Pens Second Novel
Stephen D. Hayes writes “Missing Letters.”
Longtime Belle Haven resident Stephen D. Hayes’ latest novel “Missing Letters” involves dealing with loss.
Ending Bullying
Back to School: Local educators offer advice for parents on how to deal with bullying as school resumes.
When Carol Baker cried, no one heard her. She and a classmate were alone in the girls locker room, and as Baker, then an eighth grade student, tried to leave, her classmate grabbed her gym shirt and pushed her into a locker. They weren’t fighting over anything in particular and Baker didn’t sustain any physical injuries.
Mount Vernon: One of the Last of Its Kind
Variety Store sells more than 12,000 items.
“Experience the Nostalgia of an Old Five and Dime Store.” This statement is inscribed on the Variety Store business card, and reflects its commitment to the old school approach to retail store customer service. T
Mount Vernon Snapshot: Tag Day This Saturday
West Potomac performing arts students are hoping members of the community will open their doors — and their wallets — when they knock on Tag Day, Saturday, Sept. 12.